Colonial era family silver set for auction (With images)
August 10th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Colonial era silverware from old Indian homes are set to go under the hammer in a sale of 'Historic Silver' for the growing tribe of ... Read more...
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Government wants 2G auction deadline extended to November
August 7th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The government will file an application in the Supreme Court seeking an extension of the the deadline for the auction of 2G spectrum, Communications ... Read more...
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Times Internet selected as auctioneer for spectrum
August 7th, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Gurgaon-based Times Internet Limited (TIL) Monday said it has been selected as the auctioneer to operate the spectrum auction process by the telecom department."This will ... Read more...
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EGoM on telecom approves spectrum mortgaging (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom Thursday approved "in principle" the proposal to allow telecom firms to mortgage spectrum to raise funds ... Read more...
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2G: Process for selection of auctioneer approved
May 1st, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) In a rush to meet the August 31 deadline set by the Supreme Court for auctioning 2G spectrum, an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) Tuesday ... Read more...
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‘Raza masterpiece unsold but art market stable’
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The mood appears to be fluctuating in the international art market with an iconic work by 90-year-old contemporary pioneer S.H. Raza, "Village with Church", finding ... Read more...
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Oscar statuettes sold for $3 mn in auction
February 29th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) A collection of 15 Oscar statuettes which were handed out to recipients, including the writer for "Citizen Kane", fetched more than $3 million at ... Read more...
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Sahara pullout as BCCI sponsor overshadows IPL auction
February 4th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The dramatic pullout of Sahara India from the fifth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) as franchisee of Pune Warriors and as the main sponsor ... Read more...
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Jackson unreleased lyrics up for sale
January 11th, 2012 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Late pop legend Michael Jackson's unreleased lyrics has been put up for auction.Singer's dermatologist Arnold Klein, is selling the eight-and-a-half line handwritten lyrics after being ... Read more...
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Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ dress on auction
November 10th, 2011 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 10 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse's dress from the cover of her "Back to Black" album is expected to raise between 10,000 pounds and 20,000 pounds through a ... Read more...
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Bought for 60 pounds, car now to fetch 500,000 pounds
July 2nd, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) A beaten-up car in Britain that was bought for barely 60 pounds is likely to be sold for 500,000 pounds.Jack Perkins bought the 1925 Bugatti back ... Read more...
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Titanic design drawing sells for 220,000 pounds
May 29th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 29 (IANS) A 33-foot, hand-drawn plan of the Titanic reportedly used in the inquiry into the sinking of the massive ship in 1912 has sold for 220,000 pounds.The ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton’s home up for sale
April 4th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) The home in which Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton lived as a child is to be auctioned, a media report said Monday.The Telegraph reported that ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton’s ’see-through dress drawing global interest at auction’
March 13th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 13 (ANI): The see-through dress, which helped Kate Middleton catch Prince William's eye, is sparking global interest ahead of its auction.The transparent knitted lace dress was originally estimated to ... Read more...
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Brit pilots used exploding darts to destroy German Zeppelins in WWI
February 18th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): British pilots used exploding darts to destroy German Zeppelins during the World War One.The airmen dropped the foot-long steel devices on the mighty airships, which was jokingly referred ... Read more...
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Fertiliser tycoon Oswal’s luxury cars up for grabs in Perth auction following asset freeze
February 17th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Feb 17 (ANI): Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal, who runs Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd (BFPL) in Pilbara, has said that he will fight the Commonwealth Bank's attempts to freeze his Australian assets, ... Read more...
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Australian termite house sold for $800,000
February 6th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 6 (IANS) An unliveable and termite-infested two-bedroom house here was sold for $800,000 -- $150,000 above the reserve price. Over 100 people turned out to witness the bidding for the ... Read more...
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Ganguly, Gayle and Lara remain unsold on second day
January 9th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 9 (IANS) Cricketing heavyweights Brian Lara, Chris Gayle and Sourav Ganguly were again ignored by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Sunday. The teams were given a chance to recall ... Read more...
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Two former West Indies skippers find no takers in IPl-4
January 8th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 8 (IANS) Cricket legend Brian Lara joined his West Indies team mate Chris Gayle in the unsold category at the players' auction for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier ... Read more...
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Coffin of JFK’s killer sold for $90,000
December 18th, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) The coffin of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who is believed to have assassinated then US president John F. Kennedy, has been sold for $90,000. The bids started ... Read more...
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Arpita Singh sets record as art mart booms again
December 11th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The boom is back in the auction market. With Arpita Singh's "Wish Dream" mural selling at Rs.9.6 crore ($2.24 million) - a record for an Indian woman ... Read more...
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Sinister images of Hitler training as SS officer up for grabs
November 29th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 29 (ANI): Hundreds of previously unpublished photographs of Adolf Hitler taken during his party's rise to power before the Second World War are set to be auctioned off next year.The ... Read more...
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Pink Diamond Auction Breaks World Record
November 17th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A rare pink diamond was auctioned yesterday at Sotheby's sale in Geneva. It is a beautiful 24.78 carat rock, with hues of pink that sparkles with ... Read more...
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Apple Computer Of 1976 Expected To Be Auctioned For $ 160,000 Or More
November 13th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The co-creators of ‘Apple’ happen to be Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It has now been publicized that the auctioneer entity of Christie intends to ... Read more...
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Elvis Presley’s will put on sale
November 13th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 12 (IANS) Late singer Elvis Presley's will found in a garbage bin in 1987 is expected to fetch up to $1,500 at an auction this weekend.A law firm ... Read more...
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James Bond’s Aston Martin Fetches 2.6 million Pounds!
October 29th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): In 1964, when Sean Connery drove the silver Aston Martin DB5 sports car in the James Bond film Goldfinger, he would have never imagined that the ... Read more...
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James Bond’s Aston Martin Sells for 2.6m Pounds at Auction
October 28th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dubbed as the ‘most famous car in the world” the Aston Martin DB5, which was driven by Sir Sean Connery before he was a “Sir”, back when ... Read more...
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World’s most expensive Barbie auctioned for $302K!
October 21st, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, 0ct 21 (ANI): A Barbie with jewels designed by Australia's Stefano Caturi, believed to be the most expensive Barbie in the world, has been auctioned for 302,500 dollars at Christie's in ... Read more...
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Titanic survivor’s account fetches $32K in British auction
October 17th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): A Titanic survivor's first hand description of the sinking of the ocean liner has fetched 32000 dollars in a British auction.The affidavit signed by Laura Mabel Francatelli, who ... Read more...
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Relics of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott’s Antarctic expedition up for grabs
September 21st, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Resources such as photos, skis, scientific equipment from the failed mission of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole will be auctioned this week at Christie’s ... Read more...
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Beatles Piano Up For Sale At Memorabilia Auction
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 3, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Abbey Roads studio has decided to auction off the Challen upright piano which had been used by the Beatles as well as ... Read more...
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Churchill’s dentures fetch 15,200 pounds
July 30th, 2010 - 2:13 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) A pair of dentures worn by war-time British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were auctioned for 15,200 pounds, thrice the expected price.
The set of partial upper dentures was put ... Read more...
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When Sharon Stone almost re-created ‘Basic Instinct’ moment
July 28th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 28 (ANI): Sharon Stone was on the verge of creating a "Basic Instinct"-like flash when a bug flew into her dress at a recent event.The star, wearing a billowing ... Read more...
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Roy Rogers’ stuffed horse fetches $266,500 at auction
July 17th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): A stuffed horse belonging to late cowboy actor and singer Roy Rogers has been sold off for 266,500 dollars at an auction.Trigger, the palomino horse which Rogers, who ... Read more...
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When Kate Moss went wild on stage at charity night
July 12th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Supermodel and wannabe rocker Kate Moss went wild on stage with tambourine at Children of Palestine charity night.Moss hogged the limelight at the Hoping Foundation charity bash-held at ... Read more...
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